Iran’s economy is now at a turning point from two perspectives; the beginning of a new government and increasing the banking and financial cooperation with the international community. The second term of Hassan Rouhani’s government was commenced in the situation where the Iranian economy witnesses an ever-increasing rise in banking cooperation. At the end of September, tens of billions of euros worth of contracts were inked by foreign banks and Iranian parties, an unprecedented measure...

This issue deals with Energy Intensive Industrial Special Economic Zones in the south coast of Iran and their role in the country’s economy.The magazine was due to publish when the incident of coal mine occurred in Golestan province. Grievously, dozens of miners lost their lives and many were injured. The incident happened while Iran was on the verge of presidential and city council elections.The blast in the mine prompted numerous speculations on the technical, educational...